11.5% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woolnorth · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woolnorth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has seen a decline in Woolnorth since 2011, with a small fraction of the population now taking part in community activities. Only 11.5% of people volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most other areas. This low level of participation extends across volunteering, unpaid care, and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 11.5% of residents helping out. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18% and a little below the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few people provide unpaid support in Woolnorth. Only 4.1% provide unpaid care and 13.9% care for children, both of which are far below the national and state figures.
4.1% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.9% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.0% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
No one in the area reported serving in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and well below the 4% of people who have served across Tasmania.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Woolnorth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60767/woolnorth/topic/community